The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-04-16

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vert shipments of teas from China and
Japan to the Suez Canal route and the
cotfees of Central America To Europe.
and blight and destroy the industries of
this coast which have involved lifetime
of labor and saving to- build. That which
was intended by Congress as boon tn
the people viii prove an irreparable ca
lamity To the Pacific Slope unless early
relief is granted. We earnestly crave u
prompt and liberal Interpretation of the
fourth section of the bill, protecting us
from impending disaster otherwise inev-
liable.
W. Il. COLEMAN & Co. and
CASTLE Bios"
THE WOOL TRADE PETITION
y petition was also received from
committee appointed to represent all
the persons interested in the wool trade
ON the Pacific Coast, asking a Suspension
of the operation of Section of the
Interstate Commerce law in the trans
portation of wool by rail from the Pa
cific Coast States to- Boston. New York.
| Philadelphia and other through shipping
points. The established rate of 3. cents
| per pound is excessive and prohibits
shipping overland. The wool produc-
| tion of California amounts to- 0,OO0, 900
of pounds per year, and the difference
between the old and new rate of freight
involves loss of over million of dol
lars annually To the growers. Higher
rates mean no higher price to- the con-
sumner, but net results To the grower.
SUGAR COMPANY COMPLAINS.
The Commission has also received, by
mail. the petition of the American Sugar
Refining Company, of San Francisco. Ii
sets forth that the immediate effect of
the fourth section. unless modified,
Twill he to entirely destroy the business
of distributing the products of our man
ufactory in the States of the Mississippi
Valley. The company has over 81 ,OOO,-
| 600 invested in machinery and material
devoted to- the manufacturing of refined
sugar; and has large contracts for future,
business involving many millions of dol
| lars, based upon the facilities and Oppor-
tunities offered by the railroads. The
| enforcement of the law would destroy
its trade and capital. The railroads are
willing to continue the old rates. and the
petitioners ask that they be permitted To
| do SO.
Fourteen sugar refining establishments
in New York and Philadelphia unite in a
| letter to the Commission. They under
| stood that the Pacific railroads are about
to- make application to be- relieved from
the operation of Section 4. Before their
request be granted the retineTs ask am
| opportunity to he heard in opposition.
1T is alleged they say, that the
| Pacific railroads have been carrying
sugar at $40 per ton from San Francisco
to Missouri River points. while charging
Salt Lake City points about So per ton
upon a shorter distance. The result has
been that the Eastern sugar refiners have
been entirely excluded from the markets
which geographically belong To them
upon all grades of sugar made by the
San Francisco refiners.'
VARIOUS RAILROAD PETITIONS.
The Commission gave hearing to-day
to a representative of the Richmond.
fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad.
who made an argument i'm favor of the
suspension of the operation of the fourth
section of the act so far aS it applies to
that road. ON account of the water com
petition which the road has to meet.
Representatives. of several roads running
Eastward from Peoria. ILL.,. were heard
in support of petitions for the suspension
of the operation of the fourth section su
far as il applies To the transportation of
grain Eastward. They set forth the p,.-
culiar circumstances of the competition
under which the market labort,l. both
with water lines and with the trunk
lines from Chicago and st. Louis. Sta
tistics of the trade and of the revenues
of the road were given i'm detail. Rep
resenTatives of the Cape Fear ami Ea.l-
kin Valley Railroad. of North Carolina
made brief argument in support oi
the petition To- he permitted To meet the
competition of certain junction points.
| The published statement that the Com
mission has appointed a Secretary l. pro-
nounced incorrect. rs is also that to the
effect that the decision WAS reached YES
terday with respect to excursion rates
No session was held yesterday and n,
decision upon that subject has beer
made.
| M RELIEF FOR THEATRICAL. PEOPLE.
| y large numberof petitions have beeT
received from theatrical people asking :
suspension of the law as applied To the
histriOnic profession, and such an inter
probation of law a will permit the rail
road company To grant reduced rates as
heretofore. The Commission has replie,
that It cannot presume to determine
what the policy Of the railroads shall b,
in regard tn this. which is substantially
declination To make a ruling upon tn,
subject in advance of an actual com
. plaInt against an infraction of law
ANOTHER SORT OF PROTEST.
\ long communication has been re
: ceived from the Executive Committee o.
the Chicago Freight Bureau. an associa
ton composed of merchants manufac
: turers and members of the Board q
Trade, protesting against the long an,
short haul features. {. pecially as affect
ing the territory mort of the Ohio ana
east of the Mississippi rivers, excepting
: in the Pacific coast traffic and that con
ditionaily,. The law. walout such sus